[Glade-users] gtk_main_quit functionality

[Cristobal Navarro]

i dont think is bad idea,

another option would be this:
exit(EXIT_FAILURE);

is useful if another program or process needs the exit status of your
execution

On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 12:51 PM, Arthur Shats <ashats at hotmail.com> wrote:

>  In my _button_clicked callback, I open a file and write to it all the
> input from the entry fields. However,  I first check if the file exists and
> if not, I want to quit and exit the program (with no warning), so I call *gtk_main_quit().
> *However, I notice that even though it does close my window, it still
> executes the rest of the callback. I don't want that. If my file doesn't
> exist, I need to exit (gracefully) right away, so I use return right after
> *gtk_main_quit(). *Is it the right way to exit?
> I am writing in C, here is the code excerpt:
>
> void on_button1_clicked (GtkButton *button, gpointer user_data) {
>
>   FILE *fp;
>
>   fp = fopen("filename", "r");
>   if (fp == NULL) {
>      gtk_main_quit();
>      return;  /* if I don't have this return, it would continue on and
> print "I am here"
>   }
>
>   printf("I am here\n");
>
>   /*** more code here **/
> }
>
> So, is calling *_main_quit *and *return* the right way to end the program?
>
> Thanks,
> Arthur.
>
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